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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventors:
Steven Lee Cooper, Whitestown, IN (US);
James Harris Alred, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/16 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); G01R 31/3689 (2013.01); H02J 2007/005 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0049 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards an adjusted display interface method and apparatus for displaying the charge condition of a battery in a gateway or similar device. In accordance with implementations of the present principles, a mapping is created between the actual battery charge percentage and a desired battery display condition that includes several conditional display levels configured to avoid user confusion.